Internship

FINAL INTERNSHIP REPORT

Internship in Sustainable Development Period: June through August 2011 Personnummer: 19840413-5389

September 9

2011

Author: Clara Ruiz

INTRODUCTION

The following report describes the activities carried out during a 12week, full-time internship at the INTER-AMERICAN CEMENT

FEDERATION FICEM-APCAC. The document contains information about the organization and the responsibilities performed throughout the period between June and August 2011. More than a plain account of tasks, the objective of this text is to reflect upon the experiences collected during the internship from the perspective of a MSc student in Sustainable Development. The first part of the report offers an overview of the organization, followed by the working plan initially agreed upon with the Federation and approved by the University of Uppsala as a suitable internship. Following, it proceeds to describe in some detail the most relevant projects carried out and their respective analysis. Finally, the report wraps-up with a few closing remarks and conclusions from the experience.

1. THE INTER-AMERICAN CEMENT FEDERATION (FICEM-APCAC)

The Inter- American Cement Federation is an organization based in Bogotá, Colombia. The Federation represents and coalesces 42 Cement Groups, 76 Companies and 221 Cement plants adding up to 10% of the

global cement production -excluding China- in 25 countries. Among its members are also 21 Cement Institutes, Chambers and Associations in 16 countries. The map below show the coverage span of the organization:

Illustration 1: Members, Inter-American Cement Federation Courtesy: Inter-American Cement Federation

The mission of the Federation is to “Encourage the exchange of experiences and promote initiatives to drive the sustainable development of the Cement Industry.” The Federation’s stated objectives are1: The promotion of sustainable development of the industry and the region. The promotion of good competition...